Employers of Chemistry Majors

Forensic Chemistry

Several chemistry majors have chosen to pursue careers in forensic chemistry, some of whom found employment with:

South Central DEA Lab

Texas Department of Public Safety

Austin, Laredo, McAllen, Tyler and Dallas County Crime labs

Plano Police Department

Armstrong Forensic Laboratory

Graduate programs in forensic chemistry at the University of New Haven, University of Alabama, Sam Houston State University and George Washington University, have been chosen by some students.

Industrial Positions and Government Labs

Former students have taken positions with:

Abbott Labs

Advanced Medicine

Aer-Aqua Laboratories

Agilent Technologies

Air Liquide

Akzo Nobel

Alcon Labs

Alion Science and Technology

Alix Partners

Allergan, Inc.

Ambion

Ameripol Synpol Corp.

Amoco Chemical Company

Andersen Consulting

Antek Instruments

Aqua Tech

ARCO Chemical

Argo Breeding Company, Int.

Armstrong Forensic Laboratory

Astra-Zeneca Pharmaceuticals

AtoFina

Atotech USA

Baker Petrolite

Bayer Pharmaceutical Division

B&B Laboratories

Beckman Instruments

Bristol Myers-Squibb

Bromley Communications

Captan, Cardinal Health Systems

Celanese Ltd.

Champion Technologies

Chemical Abstracts Services/STN International

Chevron

Chiron Corp.

CIA

Ciba Speciality Chemicals

Ciba Specialty Chemicals (China) Ltd.

City of Houston Bureau of Air Qaulity

Combichem, Inc.

CompUSA

Conceptual MindWorks

Creature Comforts Veterinary Service

DEA South Central Crime Lab

Dionex Corp.

Dow Agrosciences

Dow Chemical U.S.A.

DuPont

DuPont Pharmaceuticals

EAG Services

Economy Polymers and Chemicals

Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals

Eisai, Inc.

Emerson Process Management

Empak, Inc.

Entergy Nuclear Northwest

EPRI

ExxonMobil

Fina Oil and Chemical

Frito Lay (Pepsico)

GE Water and Process Technologies

Genentech

Geochemical and Environmental Research Group

Haliburton

Haltermann Ltd.

Heraeus Metal Processing

Holt

Rinehart and Winston

Huntsman Corp.

IMEC in Leuven, Belgium

Institute for Research in Houston

Interchem, Inc.

Inter-Mountain Laboratories

IQ Products

Jetco

Kraft

Lawrence Livermore Labs

Los Alamos National Labs

Lubrizol

Luminex Corp.

Lynntech, Inc.

Lyondell Petrochemical

Martell Laboratory Services

Mega Labs

Merck, Sharp & Dohme Pharmaceuticals

Merichem

Miles, Inc.

Millipore Corporation

Monsanto

Nalco-Exxon

NASA

National Semiconductor

NCH Corp.

OI Analytical

Oxid L.P.

Oxychem

PPG Industries

Pace Analytical

Parkland Memorial Hospital

Pepsi

Pfizer Central Research

Pennzoil/Quaker State

PharmForm Quantum Dot Corp.

Quest Chemical Corp.

Quintiles

Radian Corporation

Rapa Kristner Engineering

REVA Medical Inc.

Richards, Medlock & Andrews Law Firm

Sabic Americas

Sachem

Sea Lion Enterprises

SEA Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc.

Severn Trent Laboratories

Shell Development Co.

Smith, Kline, Beecham

Southwest Research Institute

State Chemist's Office

Steppan

Tethys Bioscience

Texaco

Texas Biotechnology Co.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Texas Department of Health

Texas Department of Public Safety labs

Texas Fluorescent Labs

Texas Instruments

Texas Research Institute

Thermo Electron

TriQuint Semiconductor

Twin Star

URS Corporation

W.R. Grace and Co.

Westport Technology Center

Witco

Law School

Several chemistry majors have entered law school at:

UT - Austin

Baylor University

UT - Houston

Marquette University

University of Illinois

Franklin Pierce Law Center in New Hampshire

Thomas Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University

Patent law seems to be a popular area of law for these students.

Medical, Dental, Vet or Pharmacy School

Within the past few years we have had chemistry majors enter practically every medical school (e.g. the UT-system schools, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine) and pharmacy and dental school in Texas as well as some out-of-state programs (Louisiana State University and Vanderbilt University). Several have been accepted into prestigious MD/Ph.D. programs at Baylor College of Medicine, Johns-Hopkins, and Southwestern Medical School in Dallas. Some chemistry majors entered vet school at Texas A&M, University of Missouri and the University of Pennsylvania. Many of our former students are practicing physicians at clinics and hospitals throughout the United States.

Military/Government Careers

Several graduates have entered the Navy's Nuclear Power School as instructors. At least one former student entered the Air Force as a pilot before returning to complete a degree in medicine at A&M and one former student now works with the CIA.

Teaching

We've had many excellent students who chose careers as high school chemistry teachers and college/university professors. Among our alumni are faculty at: